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Reference Number EP/J500793/1
Title Continuous Twin Screw Rheo-Extrustion of Light Alloys
Status Completed
Energy Categories Not Energy Related 75%;
Energy Efficiency(Industry) 25%;
Research Types Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator Dr Y Huang
Sch of Engineering and Design
Brunel University
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 01 August 2011
End Date 31 July 2012
Duration 12 months
Total Grant Value £100,453
Industrial Sectors Materials processing
Region London
Programme Non Theme Specific
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Dr Y Huang , Sch of Engineering and Design, Brunel University
  Industrial Collaborator Project Contact , Rautomead Limited
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Abstract This project is to exploit the commercial application of the novel Twin Screw Rheo-Extrusion (TSRE) technology and facilitate the related technology transfer to industry. The TSRE process takes advantage of the non-dendritc microstructure and dynamic shear resistance of semisolid-metal slurries and produces simple metal profiles directly from the melt, with designed microstructure, uniform chemistry and excellent properties. This offers a step change for metal production, presenting a major opportunity for the UK industry to save costs and energy and enhance efficiency. The project's core objective is to successfully demonstrate the TSRE process for producing aluminium welding rods/wires at an industrial-scale
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